Culture & Religion — July 25, 2014

Ewoks Unmasked

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From Stars Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi, America’s second favorite Star Wars film according to this poll by FiveThirtyEight, a family of Ewoks take off their masks on the 1982 set. Episode VII is expected to be released in December 2015.

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